Senior Staff Engineering Manager

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and is the third largest auto insurer in the United States. In 2024, GEICO earned premiums worth over $43 billion U.S. dollars.

GEICO is in the midst of an exciting transformation as a product and tech powered company. We are looking to recruit for a Senior Manager, Software Engineering. As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you will help transform GEICO’s claims processes by modernizing our Tier 1 systems—critical platforms at the core of our business. You’ll lead one to two Agile teams (6–8 engineers each) to deliver innovative solutions, focusing on technical excellence, stakeholder collaboration, operational efficiency, and the adoption of strong Agile practices. You will also play a key role in shaping our product vision through close partnership with product teams. As AI is increasingly embedded in our products, experience with AI/ML technologies is highly preferred.

Location - Hybrid role. Locations are Chevy Chase and Austin ONLY.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership to drive the modernization of GEICO’s Tier 1 claims systems

• Influence product vision and collaborate with product teams to deliver solutions aligned with business strategy

• Champion and instill strong Agile practices to drive team effectiveness, adaptability, and continuous delivery

• Ensure operational excellence through engineering best practices

• Coach and mentor team members for high performance and accountability

• Deliver scalable, cloud-based applications

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software development or solutions engineering experience

• Recent experience developing or designing software solutions

• 5+ years of leadership experience managing multiple scrum teams

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Strong technical background in modern engineering practices

• Demonstrated experience delivering scalable cloud-based applications (AWS, Azure)

• Strong knowledge and practical application of Agile methodologies and frameworks

• Experience with CI/CD, Release Management, and SDLC

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred skills:

• Experience with AI/ML technologies

• Experience in the Java/Spring ecosystem

 

Annual Salary

$150,000.00 - $300,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

 

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

 

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a